verb
[no object]KnittingUndo a row of knitting one stitch at a time, in order to correct a mistake.
‘I start trying to tink back the stitches to avoid another rip’- ‘I can tink a lot faster than I can knit’
- ‘I had to tink a row on a scarf last night’
Origin
1990s reversal of knit.
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